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Ch 15 Set 2
Test Description: Ch 15 Set 2
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1) What impact did radio have after the war?
A
It replaced newspapers as the source of news.
B
It allowed families to enjoy broadcasts of news, plays, music, and sports.
C
It made movies lose popularity as Americans stayed home.
D
All of these are true.
2) Why did coalition governments usually prove unstable?
A
They were established by foreign governments and did not benefit the country.
B
They were run by members of the aristocracy, whom no one trusted.
C
They were alliances of several parties who disagreed on many policies.
D
They were based on the ideas of a minority political group.
3) Why did millions of Germans turn against the leaders of the Weimar Republic?
A
They had signed the Treaty of Versailles.
B
Their leadership led to the loss of the war.
C
They were members of the Nazi party.
D
The country was not ready for a democratic government.
4) What was the major cause of the collapse of the stock market?
A
Stocks sold for more than they were worth.
B
More stocks were sold than there were shares in companies.
C
More people bought stock than sold it.
D
American businesses failed.
5) What fear added to the appeal of fascism in Italy and Germany?
A
a Communist revolution
B
government ties to industry
C
a loss of individual rights
D
all of these
6) Why did Hitler target the Jewish population as scapegoats for all of Germany's troubles?
A
Jewish people held most of the prominent roles in the German government.
B
Hatred of Jews, or anti-Semitism, was a key part of Nazi ideology.
C
The Jewish people had aided Germany's enemies in World War I.
D
The Jewish population in Germany outnumbered the size of the Nazi party.
7) The Munich Conference came to symbolize the dangers of what?
A
Communism
B
militarism
C
appeasement
D
negotiation
8) What important role did Winston Churchill play during this period?
A
He warned that the policy of appeasement was a disaster.
B
He suggested turning Danzig over to Germany.
C
He was prime minister of Great Britain.
D
He was the British delegate at the Munich Conference.
9) In what way was Japan different from its allies Germany and Italy?
A
It established a successful democracy.
B
It was ruled by militarists who kept the emperor in power.
C
It kept its economy prosperous throughout the Depression.
D
It was ruled by a hereditary aristocracy..
10) In 1920, a dictatorship ruled?
A
Italy
B
Austria
C
Germany
D
Russia
11) All of the following contributed to the weakness of the Weimar Republic EXCEPT
A
the implementation of the Dawes Plan.
B
a large number of political parties.
C
a lack of democratic tradition.
D
uncontrollable inflation.
12) The New Deal involved attempts to stimulate the American economy by
A
increasing the minimum wage.
B
raising protective tariffs.
C
lowering taxes.
D
increasing government spending.
13) All of the following increased during the Great Depression EXCEPT
A
business failures.
B
imports and exports
C
bank closings.
D
unemployment.
14) During the global depression, war debts caused great suffering in?
A
Great Britain
B
Germany
C
France
D
the United States
15) The Popular Front helped preserve democracy in
A
France
B
Great Britain
C
China
D
Germany
16) All of the following embraced fascism EXCEPT
A
Juan PerĂ³n.
B
Adolf Hitler.
C
Benito Mussolini
D
Paul von Hindenburg.
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